Porto Airport

The airport is surrounded by the municipalities of Matosinhos (to the south and west) and Vila do Conde (to the north) and Maia (to the east). It covers the parish of Perafita, Lavra e Santa Cruz do Bispo (in Matosinhos); Aveleda and Vilar do Pinheiro (Vila do Conde); and Vila Nova da Telha and Moreira (Maia). It includes an area of between in the extreme south and in the north. The southern portion of the airport intersects the hydrographic watershed of the Leça River, while the north is crossed by effluents of Onda River. ==History==

The airport around Porto opened in 1945 and was initially known as Pedras Rubras Airport, after the name for the locality where the airport is located: Pedras Rubras ("red rocks"). It is still known by this name in the region. The land on which the airport was built was originally agricultural, characterised by rich soils that permitted the cultivation of various cereals. Along with the airports in Lisbon, Faro, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Horta, Flores, Madeira, and Porto Santo, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation were conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98. With this concession, ANA became responsible for the planning, development and construction of future infrastructure. Porto Airport reached ten million passengers in a year for the first time on 6 December 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroportoporto.pt/en/corporate/press/2017/12/06/porto-airport-celebrates-10-million-passengers?language=en|title=Porto Airport celebrates 10 Million passengers ==Airlines and destinations==

Passenger The following airlines operate regular scheduled direct passenger flights at Porto Airport: Cargo ==Statistics==

Passenger numbers Busiest routes == Ground transport==

Besides taxi services and the road link, there are several public transportation links available: Metro The airport is served by Aeroporto station, on line E of the Porto Metro. The station has three platforms and the trains leave the arrival platform and reverse into one of the departure platforms. The service links the airport to Porto city center and by transfer in Trindade station to high-speed trains at Campanhã, and other urban centres of Greater Porto: in Verdes station to Vila do Conde and Póvoa de Varzim (using line B), Fonte do Cuco station to Maia (line C), Senhora da Hora station to Matosinhos (line A), and Trindade station to V.N.Gaia (line D) and to Rio Tinto/Fânzeres (line F). Car Sá Carneiro airport is accessible via the A41 and A28 motorways, but also the EN13 highway (using the EN107 accessway). These roadways lead to drop-off and pick-up areas and short and long-stay car parks. It can also be reached by the A4 motorway through the VRI accessway. Bus STCP buses also link the airport and the city. There is also a bus that operates all night from Porto city centre to the airport. There is also bus service to/from Vigo (Galicia/Spain) twice a day on weekdays, and once a day during the weekend. Shuttle The GetBUS shuttle provides 50-minute direct connections to the towns of Braga and Guimarães. Further proposals As of 2020, the proposed Porto–Vigo high-speed rail line would be built via the airport. ==Accidents and incidents==

• On April 27, 2021 a FedEx cargo jet was cleared for takeoff while a ground vehicle was on the runway, coming within four seconds of collision before taking off over it. The Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail rated the incursion a "serious incident" and initiated a safety investigation. ==See also==